Social distance from pets to protect them from COVID-19, Ag commissioner says

Social distance from pets to protect them from COVID-19, Ag commissioner says

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Updated: 7:37 AM CDT Apr 7, 2020

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BREAKING NEWS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. YOU’VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WE HAVE A VERY SMALL ABOUT OF CORONAVIRUS IN TOWN IS BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS THAT YOU’VE BEEN MAKING IN THE THINGS THAT YOU’VE DONE. I THINK THAT AS A CITY WE HAVE BEEN DOING OUR PART AND I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. AND WE ALSO NEED TO DO MORE AND SO WEDNESDAY. WE’RE GOING TO BE HOSTING A TESTING STATION AT RACEWAY PARK. THERE’S A PROCESS THAT YOU GO THROUGH WHICH OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THAT BY NOW IS TO GET ON THE CEASEFIRE APP, AND IT’S ON OUR WEB PAGE IF YOU NEED TO GO FIND OUT HOW TO DO IT. YOU KNOW THE CEASEFIRE APP AND FROM THERE YOU CAN. IF YOU HAVE THE SYMPTOMS. I WANT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND THEN THEY’LL BE THERE FROM 9:00 TO 5:00 OR 6:00 ON THIS COMING WEDNESDAY AFTER TOMORROW. SO WITH ME TODAY, I’VE GOT THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE GUN. I GOT TO SAVE YOUR CULTURAL COMMISSIONER AND A GIBSON AND I HAD TO STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST. DR. PAUL BURBERRY BY DR. PAUL BUYER WILL START OUT WITH THE SPEAKER GUNN IF HE HAS ANY COMMENTS AND THEN THE COMMISSIONER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THE PHONE NUMBERS THAT WE’RE GOING TO USING WHAT IS PHONE NUMBER MONEY. SO WILL THEY THREE SIX THREE SEVEN NINE 601 A 23-8 ONE THREE SIX THREE SEVEN THREE, SIX THREE SEVEN NINE SIX THREE SEVEN NINE. CALL IN I’LL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY AND I’LL GET HIM UP TO THE PROPER PERSON THAT SO THAT THEY CAN ANSWER THEM SO ITS BIGGER GUN. WELL, THANK YOU MAYOR. IT IS GOOD TO BE HERE TODAY. I APPRECIATE YOUR INVITATION TO I APPRECO HAVE ME HERE TODAY.TO I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL TELL EVERYONE THAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO DAILY UPDATES ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE EACH DAY. I TRY TO ADDRESS THE TOPICS THAT ARE SEEN TO BE MOST MOST HOT TOPIC THE DAY. AND SO TALKED ABOUT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WE’VE TALKED ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT A WHOLE VARIETY OF ISSUES THE SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER. SO IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS THAT ARE NOT ANSWERED TODAY, I WOULD INVITE YOU TO GO TO MY FACEBOOK PAGE EVERY DAY. WE DO ENOUGH DATA WRITTEN UPDATE AND A VIDEO UPDATE ON WHAT SEEMS TO BE GOING ON IN MISSISSIPPI AND HOPE YOU WILL GO THERE AND GET SOME INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU THE TWO THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE THE HOTEST TOPICS. WANT TO DRESS RIGHT NOW. FIRST IS TO SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER NOW. DR. BREYERS IS GOING TO COME AND HE CAN CORRECT ME IF I SAY SOMETHING WRONG HERE, I UNDERSTAND IT. THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE FOR ALL OF US PARTICULARLY MEAN IT’S PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF OUR CITIZENS THIS THING SPREADS BY PERSON-TO-PERSON CONTACT IS I UNDERSTAND IT AND THAT’S THE REASON FOR THE GUIDELINES TO REMAIN SIX FEET APART. THAT’S THE REASON FOR NO MORE THAN GROUPS OF TEN. THAT’S THE REASON FOR THE SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO IS TO AVOID CONGREGATIONS OF PEOPLE. THAT’S WHEN IT’S GOING TO SPREAD THE MOST A PEOPLE HAVE CALLED ME AND SAID WHAT HOW DO I ABIDE BY THIS SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER? AND THERE’S A LOT OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS THAT ARE PUT OUT FOR ME THE BEST WAY TO SUMMARIZE. IT IS AVOID GROUPS OF PEOPLE. THAT’S A GOOD RULE OF THUMB IF YOU CAN ENGAGE IN WHATEVER ACTIVITY YOU WANT TO ENGAGE IN AND NOT COME INTO CLOSE CONTACT WITH PEOPLE THEN IT’S OKAY, BUT IF ENGAGING IN A PARTICULAR ACTIVITY BRINGS YOU INTO CLOSE CONTACT WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE THEN YOU SHOULDN’T DO THAT NOW HOW TO CALL TODAY FROM A PHYSICIAN WHO MADE A VERY GOOD POINT SOMETHING THAT I HAD REALLY THOUGHT OF BEFORE. PETE POINTED OUT THAT OUR NORMAL LIFE IS STILL ONGOING IN OTHER WORDS. PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING HEART ATTACKS. PEOPLE ARE STILL GETTING IN THE CAR WRECKS. PEOPLE ARE STILL IN STILL HAVING EVERYDAY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND MAKING THE NORMAL EVERYDAY HEALTH CARE DEMANDS. SO WHAT WE GOT NOW IS SOMETHING IN ADDITION TO NOT IN PLACE OF THOSE DEMANDS AND THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR THE SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER THE NUMBER ONE. AVOIDING CONTACT WITH OTHERS IS SO THAT OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM DOES NOT GET OVERWHELMED. WE DON’T WANT TO FIND OURSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE WE’VE GOT MORE HEALTH CARE NEEDS THAN WE HAVE SUPPLIES OR PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT VENTILATORS. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT ICU BEDS HOW CRITICAL THEY ARE TO TREATING PEOPLE WITH COVID-19 AS I UNDERSTAND IT TODAY. WE DON’T HAVE AN UNMET NEED TODAY AS HERE TODAY EVERYBODY WHO NEEDS A MINT OR HAS ONE EVERYBODY WHO NEEDS ICU BED HAS ONE. WE DON’T WANT TO GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE FOR THE VENTILATORS IN THE BEDS THAT WE NEED AND THAT’S WHY ALL OF THESE PROCEDURES THESE PROTOCOLS ARE IN PLACE SO THAT WE DON’T GET TO THAT POINT. WE DON’T EXCEED WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE. AND WHEN YOU MAKE THE I WENT HE MADE THE POINT TODAY WHEN YOU CONSIDER ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THE HEART ATTACKS AND THE CAR WRECKS AND WHATNOT. IT JUST DRIVES HOME THE POINT. I THINK THAT WE DON’T WANT TO OVERWHELM OUR SYSTEM. SO PLEASE OBEY THE ORDERS STAY HOME IF IT ALL POSSIBLE DO NOT GET OUT AMONG CROWDS OF PEOPLE AND LET’S ALL TAKE CARE OF OUR CITIZENS AND OUR NEIGHBORS. THIS IS WHAT IT’S DESIGNED TO DO IS TO HELP TAKE CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS WE AND MISS ME AS MISSISSIPPIANS ARE GREAT ABOUT THAT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO. AT SECOND THING. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. LAST FRIDAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH JACKIE TURNER WHO’S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY? THEY ARE THE ORGANIZATIONS DEALING WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. OUR SYSTEM AS YOU CAN WELL IMAGINE HAS BEEN OVERWHELMED. THEY NORMALLY GET ABOUT SIX HUNDRED CALLS A WEEK WEEK. THEY GOT 6,000. SO 10 TIMES AS MANY OF THE NORMAL CALLS. THEY NORMALLY HAVE ABOUT 250 PHONE LINES. THEY’VE EXPANDED IT TO 900. THEY NORMALLY RECEIVE CALLS FROM 8:00 TO 5:00 EVERY DAY. THEY’VE GONE FROM 7:00 TO 10:00 AT NIGHT. THEY ARE TRAINING MORE PEOPLE. THEY’RE TRYING TO FIND MORE PEOPLE. THEY’RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN I BELIEVE TO ASSIST YOU WITH YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, BUT THE NUMBER ONE POINT THAT SHE MADE AND I WILL CONVEY TO YOU AS WELL. IS THAT PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR CLAIMS. ARE THERE BENEFITS US SHOULD SAY START FROM THE DAY. THEY WERE SEPARATED FROM THE FROM THEIR EMPLOYMENT IN OTHER WORDS, WHATEVER. THEY YOU LOST YOUR JOB, WHATEVER THEY YOU WERE LAID OFF YOU WILL BE PAID FROM THAT DAY A LOT OF PEOPLE OPERATING UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY’VE GOT THE FILE THE CLAIM TODAY TO GET THE BENEFITS. STARTED AND EVERY DAY THEY WAIT. THEY’RE LOSING MONEY. THAT IS NOT THE CASE. SO IF YOU’RE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE THE MONEY TODAY, YOU CAN WAIT. AND THAT WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE PRESSURE OFF THE SYSTEM WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK TO CALL WAY TO THE WEEK AFTER THE CALL CALL DURING NON-PEAK HOURS. SHE SUGGESTED WHICH IS AFTER 5 P.M. AT NIGHT. I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE SITTING AT HOME, YOU KNOW WANTING TO REDEEM THE TIME AND YOU SO YOU THINK WELL, I’LL GO AHEAD AND AND FILE MINE EMPLOYMENT CLAIM. WELL IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO IT TODAY, IT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP ALLEVIATE THE SYSTEM AND TO WAIT TO MAKE THOSE PHONE CALLS. THAT’S THERE’S THEY’RE MORE BENEFITS COMING DOWN WITH THE CARE ZACH TOMORROW DURING MY DAILY UPDATE. I’M GOING TO DEVOTE THE ENTIRE TIME TO THE CARES ACT. MY STAFF HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE CARE. ZAG UNDERSTANDING EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THAT ARE COMING DOWN UNDER THE CARE ZACH. I HAVE A SUMMARY OF THAT IN MY DAILY UPDATES ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. I’M GOING TO DEVOTE THE ENTIRE TIME TO DISCUSSING THE TERMS OF THAT CARES ACT AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION. THEIR WHOLE HOST OF OTHER THINGS GOING ON. I WANT TO TAKE UP TIME TO DRESSING THOSE. I KNOW WE HAVE OTHERS TO TALK. I’M HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BE GLAD TO TRY TO HELP YOU. LET ME GIVE OUT MY CONTACT INFORMATION. MY OFFICE NUMBER IS 6 SO 1 3 5 9 3300 WE HAVE SOMEONE STAFFING THAT MANNING THAT 24 HOURS A DAY. WE HAVE AN ITCH THAT WE’VE ESTABLISHED AN EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE YOUR QUESTIONS. THAT’S COVID-19 QUESTIONS AT HOUSE DOT M S DOT-GOV. WE’RE WORKING VERY HARD TO GET YOU THE ANSWERS THAT YOU NEED. PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO CONTACT US. THANK YOU. I GUESS I’LL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER GIBSON NOW. THE NEXT ONE HERE. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND I DO WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR A GREAT JOB KEEPING MISSISSIPPIANS INFORMED. IT’S BEEN HELPFUL TO ME AS WELL AND THE WORKING ALONGSIDE ALL OF OUR STATE OFFICIALS. IT’S A GREAT TEAM OF PEOPLE EACH ONE OF US HAVE AN AREA OF SPECIALTY OF EXPERTISE AND I’M HERE TODAY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NOT ONLY THE THE IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE, BUT ALSO SOME ISSUES THAT WE SEE IN GROCERY STORES AND ALSO SOME ANIMAL ISSUES THAT HAVE RECENTLY ON THE LIGHT BEFORE I DO THAT I WANT TO COME IN AND MAYOR FISCHER AND ALL THE TEAM HERE FOR SETTING UP THIS TESTING STATION HERE IN CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI CLINTON’S THE GREAT TOWN GREAT PLACE. GOOD PEOPLE. I SPENT FOUR YEARS HERE AS A STUDENT AT MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE AND GRADUATED AND I APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND YOUR SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THIS REGARD REGARDING GROCERY STATIONS. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE STILL WORKING ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AT THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE COMMERCE WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL FUNCTION. IN THE AGRICULTURE OBVIOUSLY IN FOOD AND COMMERCE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS THAT WE USED TO TRANSPORT FOOD PRODUCTS AND OTHER EVERY OTHER ASPECT OF COMMERCE, BUT WE DO GO INTO GROCERY STORES, AND WE’VE MAINTAINED INSPECTIONS FOR CONSUMER SAFETY AND ALSO THE AVERAGE SCALE AND SCANNER WE TEST THOSE AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE’RE GETTING REPORTS OF FROM GROCERY STORES AT THIS TIME IS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN BRINGING THE WHOLE FAMILY AND I WANT TO SAY THAT’S PROBABLY THE WORST IDEA YOU COULD HAVE IS TO TAKE YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY INTO A GROCERY STORE ANYWHERE AND TRY TO GET GROCERIES RIGHT NOW IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, YOU HAVE ONE PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY DESIGNATED TO GO INTO THE STORE TO BE THE FRONT LINE TO GET WHAT YOU NEED. AND BY THE WAY, DO NOT HOARD. WE’RE STILL GETTING REPORTS OF PEOPLE ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND HOARDING. THERE’S NO NEED FOR THAT. ALL THAT HARDING DOES IS DRIVE UP THE COST FOR YOU AND FOR EVERYBODY ELSE WE HAVE PLENTY OF FOOD IN THIS COUNTRY AND THIS STATE WERE BLESSED IN THAT REGARD. IT’S A SUPPLY CHAIN. CONTINUALLY ROLLANG. SO THOSE TWO THINGS ONE PERSON AT A TIME FROM YOUR FAMILY AND IF POSSIBLE WHEN YOU GO ASK YOUR NEIGHBOR ASK YOUR OTHER FAMILY EXTENDED FAMILY. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN GET FOR THEM SO THAT WE MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING IN THE GROCERY STORES IN MISSISSIPPI AND IN DOING SO, WE WILL MINIMIZE THE SPREAD OF THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE THE SECOND THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THE NEW ISSUE OF ANIMAL INFECTION THERE OVER THE WEEKEND WAS A CONFIRMED IN CASE OF A TIGER AND CAPTIVITY AND A ZOO AND THAT TIGER AND MAYBE ANOTHER HAVE CONTRACTED THE UNDERLYING VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19. THE GOOD NEWS IS BOTH OF THOSE ANIMALS ARE BEING TREATED AND ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER IN FULL THE UNCERTAINTY AND THE THING THAT WE’RE STILL TRYING TO EXPLORE IS IS THIS DISEASE TRANSMITTABLE TO OTHER LIVESTOCK OF ANIMALS YOUR PETS FOR EXAMPLE, AND THE ANSWER IS WE REALLY DON’T HAVE A REALLY DON’T HAVE AN ANSWER AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VIRUS. IT IS A NEW VIRUS. IT’S A NOVEL CORONAVIRUS. WE’VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE UP UNTIL THIS POINT. THERE WAS NO CONFIRMATION IN THIS COUNTRY THAT IT WAS SPREADING FROM PEOPLE TO ANIMALS. NOW, WE DO HAVE THAT CONFIRMATION. SO I WOULD SAY TO PEOPLE UNTIL WE GET A BETTER HANDLE ON THIS YOU MIGHT WANT TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING WITH YOUR PETS AS WELL AND YOU KNOW CONTINUE TO FEED THEM CARE FOR THEM, THEM, BUT DON’T YOU KNOW DON’T GET UP IN THEIR FACE IF YOU CAN HELP IT AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS. WE ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS AT USDA THE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICE AND ALSO OUR GREAT BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH. DR. JIM WATSON I SERVE ON THAT BOARD AS WELL AND AS WE HAVE ANSWERS WE WILL MAKE THEM AVAILABLE THE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A RESOURCE FOR YOU FOR MISSISSIPPIANS ON OUR WEBSITE AT MDAC DOT MS DOT-GOV COVID-19, AND WE’RE REALLY EMPHASIZING A FEW THINGS. OF COURSE THE THE ITEMS. I’VE JUST MENTIONED IF YOU CAN STAY AT HOME STAY AT HOME. OUR FARMERS ARE STILL WORKING THERE STILL PLENTY OF FOOD. BUT WHILE YOUR HOME WHY NOT START A GARDEN WHY NOT GET BACK TO THE SOIL AND RECONNECT TO THE LAND. THAT’S WHERE OUR WHAT OUR COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON FROM THE VERY EARLY DAYS OUR NATIVE AMERICAN FRIENDS TAUGHT US TO LIVE OFF THE LAND SETTLERS WHO CAME DID THE SAME AND NOW WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND JUST WINDOW OF TIME THAT WE’RE HOME. DID NOT ONLY CARING FOR OURSELVES AND EXERCISE INDEPENDENCE, BUT TEACH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO STAY CONNECTED TO THE LAND. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU CITY OF CLINTON. THANK YOU SPEAKER. THANK YOU DOCTOR. APPRECIATE YOU TURN IT OVER YOU. HEY, GOOD AFTERNOON, AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONER IN THE SPEAKER AND THANK THE MAYOR FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE HERE AND YOU KNOW WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES THAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION OF ILLNESS IDENTIFYING THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE INFECTED IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE GLAD TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY TO BE ABLE. DO A TESTING CLINIC AT TRES Y PARK ON WEDNESDAY AND THE HOURS OF OPERATION WILL BE FROM EIGHT TO FOUR, YOU KNOW FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING THAT TESTING DONE. IF YOU WILL DOWNLOAD THE CEASEFIRE HEALTH APP AND THAT INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS THERE’S A NUMBER FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO CALL AND AND SPEAK WITH THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER SO THAT THEY CAN BE DETERMINED IF TESTING IS INDICATED BASED ON THEIR SYMPTOMS IF YOU THINK THAT YOU MAY HAVE SYMPTOMS WE ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU’RE IN THE AREA TO DOWNLOAD THE APP TO DO THAT CALL, TOO. TO SEE IF YOU DO NEED TO BE TESTED AT THAT POINT. SO, YOU KNOW WHEN WE THINK ABOUT TESTING IT DOESN’T END THERE IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT’S BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT YOU MAY NEED TESTING. THERE’S A POTENTIAL THAT YOU HAVE INFECTIONS. SO, YOU KNOW, THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE WHILE YOU’RE WAITING FOR THOSE TEST RESULTS IS TO GO AHEAD AND ISOLATE YOURSELF ISOLATE YOURSELF FROM YOUR FAMILY ISOLATE YOURSELF FROM YOUR PETS. WE WANT TO REDUCE TRANSMISSION IN THE HOUSEHOLD AND WE KNOW THAT LIKE THE SPEAKER SAID THIS IS PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSMISSION THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VERY CLOSE IN THE HOUSEHOLD. THAT’S WHERE THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION OCCURS IF YOU THINK YOU HAVE THIS INFECTION IF YOU’RE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT’S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING TESTING. YOU’LL BE GIVEN SOME INSTRUCTIONS AT THE TESTING SITE FOR ISOLATION AT HOME STAYING AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY. DON’T GET TESTED. AND THEN WHILE YOU’RE SICK GO TO WORK OR GO TO THE GROCERY STORE OR DO SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY DO THAT YOU WOULD THINK OF AS ESSENTIAL. DURING YOUR DAY THEY LIKE STAY HOME IF YOU’VE BEEN TESTED I CAN’T STRESS THAT ENOUGH THEN YOU KNOW WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT GLOBALLY WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO IS WE KNOW THAT MOST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INFECTED THEY EITHER HAVE RELATIVELY MILD SYMPTOMS OR THEY RECOVER WITHOUT ANY LONG-TERM PROBLEMS, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THERE’S A PART OF OUR POPULATION THAT ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR COMPLICATIONS. FROM BEING HOSPITALIZED AND UNFORTUNATELY FROM DEATHS AND WHEN WE PROTECT OURSELVES FROM GETTING INFECTED WHEN WE PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IS NOT ALWAYS JUST, YOU KNOW, NOT BEING IN A GROUP OF 10 IF YOU’RE IN A GROUP OF FOUR STILL KEEP SIX FEET AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT’S HOW TRANSMISSION CAN OCCUR BUT THE MORE WE DO TO PROTECT OURSELVES THE MORE WE HAVE PROTECTION FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE. OUR POPULATION WE CAN IF WE DON’T GET INFECTED WE’RE NOT GOING TO INFECT THOSE PEOPLE AT HIGHER RISK. SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO TO IDENTIFY THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE INFECTED. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A PLAN AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WHERE WE INVESTIGATE EVERY ONE OF THOSE CASES. WE IDENTIFIED THOSE CLOSE CONTACTS. WE WE PUT THEM IN ISOLATION. WE PUT THEIR CONTACTS IN QUARANTINE UNTIL WE CAN ASSURE THAT THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BECOME INFECTED AND POTENTIALLY SPREAD IT TO OTHERS. AND SO THESE ARE ALL IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE ALL NEED TO DO, BUT WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY WE ALL HAVE A PART IN THIS AND THIS IS REALLY, YOU KNOW FLESHING OUT TO BE THE PANDEMIC OF OUR GENERATION AND FOR US TO FLATTEN OUT THAT CURVE. THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WE IDENTIFIES INFECTED THE MORE PEOPLE WE GET IT ISOLATED THE MORE CONTACT TRACING WE DO THE MORE SOCIAL DISTANCING THAT WE DO. THESE ARE ALL COMPONENTS OF PROTECTING OUR MOST VITAL POPULATION. KEEP IT OUR ICU BEDS AVAILABLE. BECAUSE AS AS THE SPEAKER SAID WE STILL HAVE NORMAL STUFF THAT OCCURS. WE STILL HAVE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO ACCESS AND UTILIZE THE HOSPITALS AS THEY WOULD HAVE NORMALLY DONE ANYWAY, AND SO WE NEED TO PRESERVE OUR HEALTH CARE CAPACITY AND THESE ARE ALL TOOLS IN OUR TOOLBOX TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS. YOU KNOW, WE’RE NOT THROUGH THIS YET. WE STILL HAVE A BIT OF TIME WHERE WE’RE GOING TO START. WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE CASES IF YOU’RE KEEPING UP WITH THE DATA THAT WE’RE REPORTING WE HAVE OVER 1700 CASES IN MISSISSIPPI REPORTED AND WE HAVE OVER 50 DEATHS AND WE WANT TO KEEP THOSE NUMBERS DOWN AND BUY ALL OF US DOING OUR PART WE CAN DO THAT. THANKS Y’ALL. A QUESTIONS. YES, SIR. BEING TESTED BEFORE PEOPLE. NO, I’M NOT AWARE OF ANIMALS BEING TESTED BEFORE PEOPLE, BUT IT’S IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE INFECTED IF YOU ARE SICK AND I THINK THE COMMISSIONER SAID THIS IS IS YOU KNOW, DON’T BE THE PRIMARY GIVER CAREGIVER FOR THAT FOR THAT PET OR THAT ANIMAL IN YOUR FAMILY. KEEP SOME DISTANCE. WE DON’T KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW OUR PETS AT HOME CAN ADMIT IT BACK TO US OR TO OTHER PEOPLE, BUT WE KNOW THAT THEY MAY BECOME INFECTED AND WE WANT TO AVOID THAT IF WE CAN ANOTHER QUESTION THIS ASK IF COOKS WORKING IN GROCERY STORES. WE’RE GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM OUTSIDE THE CLIPPING FROM THE DELTA FROM NORTH MISSISSIPPI FROM THE COAST OF A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WATCHING THIS ARE COOK SUPPOSED TO WEAR MASKS WHILE THEY COOK. WELL ONE OF THE THINGS THAT AND THE SINGING IN GENERAL IS IS NOT IS NOT A HIGHER RISK THAN JUST BEING IN THERE YOURSELF, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE, EVEN IF YOU’RE WORKING WITHIN AN ESSENTIAL BUSINESS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING THAT YOU’RE DOING THOSE THINGS THAT WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE TIME. DON’T COME TO WORK SICK, YOU KNOW A LOT OF US LIKE TO MUSCLE THROUGH AND SAY, YOU KNOW, IT’S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A COUGH. IT’S NOT MUCH OF A FEVER IF YOU’RE SICK. DON’T COME TO WORK PERIOD WASH YOUR HANDS AND HAVE HAND SANITIZER AVAILABLE. MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE CLEANING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES AROUND YOU AT ANY OF THE ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES THAT YOU’RE AT COVER YOUR COUGHS AND SNEEZES AND IF YOU START HAVING A COUGH AT WORK, IT’S AND IT’S A NEW COUGH. TIME TO GO HOME THE BEST WAY THAT YOU CAN BE A HERO IN ALL OF THIS IS NOT TO EXPOSE THE PEOPLE AROUND US. ANOTHER QUESTION IS WHAT’S BEING DONE WITH THE PRISONERS TO PROTECT THEM. YEAH, AND WE’RE WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. WE HAVE HAD SOME CASES THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITHIN THE PRISON SYSTEM. WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH WITH THOSE AREAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE THE BEST PROTECTION POSSIBLE. YOU KNOW, IT’S TOUGH BECAUSE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS THE BIGGEST KEY, BUT WE WANT TO DO WHAT WE AND TO PREVENT INFECTION IN THOSE AS WELL. THE QUESTION HERE ABOUT MAIL DELIVERY IN THE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT I THINK BETTER WAY TO PHRASE IT MAY BE HOW LONG WAS IT DOES A VIRUS STAY ON THE EQUIPMENT ARE ALL THE LETTERS THAT ARE BEING DELIVERED AS IT PROCESSES. TO ALL THE ZIP CODES IN AMERICA. YEAH, AND YOU KNOW, WE DON’T HAVE AN INDICATION THAT THIS VIRUS IS BEING TRANSMITTED IN THAT WAY. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT THE VIRUS CAN LIVE ON SURFACES AND CERTAINLY JUST LIKE WE THINK OF THINGS LIKE INFLUENZA THAT WHEN THAT VIRUS GETS ON A HARD SURFACE LIKE EVEN THIS IN FRONT OF ME THAT IF YOU TOUCH IT AND THEN RUB YOUR EYES YOUR NOSE YOUR MOUTH IT CAN BE TRANSMITTED IN THAT WAY THE BEST BEST THING TO DO IS IS TO THOSE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND THAT IS CLEAN YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES AROUND YOU CLEAN THEM FREQUENTLY, ESPECIALLY THOSE HIGH-TOUCH AREAS THINGS LIKE DOOR KNOBS THAT PEOPLE TOUCH A WHOLE LOT, YOU KNOW, CLEAN THOSE OFTEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND IT CAN JUST BE WITH YOUR NORMAL HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS THAT YOU’VE BEEN USING BUT BUT WHEN YOU CLEAN THAT YOU REDUCE THAT RISK OF TRANSMISSION THIS VIRUS, IT’S NOT THE HARDYS VIRUS THAT WAS GOING TO LIVE FOR FOUR WEEKS OUTSIDE OF SOMEBODY IT’S MORE ON THE MATTER OF AN AYAH OF HOURS TO JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS DEPENDING ON THE SURFACE. SO THIS IS NOT A HEARTY VIRUS THAT’S GOING TO LIVE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE MAIN QUESTIONS FOR YOU. I KNOW YOU’VE GOT A BUSY SCHEDULE IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, MAYBE SPEAKER GUNN CAN HELP US WITH YOU. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY DOCTOR. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON MY CLINTON WAS CHOSEN FOR THIS TESTING SITE PEOPLE MIGHT THINK IT’S IN RESPONSE TO A POSSIBLE SPIKE IN CASES. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT SOME? YEAH, WE HAVEN’T HAD A SPIKE IN CASES, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU DON’T KNOW UNTIL WE’RE DOING BROAD TESTING AND BROAD TESTING IS ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR RESPONSE IN THE STATE. IS TO MAKE THAT TESTING AS AVAILABLE AS IT CAN THE MORE CASES WE FIND THE MORE ACTION WE CAN TAKE TO PREVENT FURTHER TRANSMISSION AND YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW AND IT’S IMPORTANT FOR US TO OFFER THIS AS MANY COMMUNITIES AS WE CAN AND THOSE PLANES ARE IN PLACE. COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE LAB TEST NUMBERS TO THE WEBSITE. I SAW THAT WAS A NEW CHANGE TODAY. WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON OBTAINING THOSE NUMBERS AS YOU CAN. IMAGINE WE HAVE LOTS OF COMMERCIAL LABS AND IN SOME CASES HOSPITAL LABS THAT ARE COMING ONLINE TO DO TESTING. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT INFORMATION. AND SO WE’RE GOING TO BE UPDATING OUR WEBSITE FREQUENTLY WITH THOSE NUMBERS. I THINK IT’S A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF THE NUMBERS OF FOLKS THAT ARE BEING TESTED IN MISSISSIPPI. WE WANT INCREASE THOSE NUMBERS, THE LAST QUESTION BEFORE ABOUT SOMETIMES WAKING UP TO A WEEK AND ALSO HEARD OF A BACKLOG YOU DON’T YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT. WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHERE THE TEST IS IS SENT OBVIOUSLY AND DEPENDS ON WHERE WHAT LAB THE TEST YOU SENT TO CERTAINLY FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY STANDPOINT. WE ARE WORKING TO CLOSE AT I’M DOWN BECAUSE YOU’RE RIGHT AND THAT’S WHY WHEN YOU GET TESTED, YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE WAITING THOSE COUPLE OF DAYS TO GET YOUR RESULTS, THAT’S WHY WE WANT YOU TO ISOLATE YOURSELF IF YOU THERE WAS ENOUGH OF A SUSPICION FOR YOU TO BE TESTED FOR THIS CORONAVIRUS. THERE’S ENOUGH THE SUSPICION FOR YOU TO HAVE IT AND THAT’S WHY YOU NEED ICELAND. DON’T DON’T ASSUME YOUR RESULTS ARE NEGATIVE INTO YOU HERE. WHAT ABOUT USER MASK? WHAT ARE YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THAT WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON IS IS MAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MATH IN HEALTHCARE SETTING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT NURSING HOMES, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO AVOID IS BRINGING THAT VIRUS IN IN THE FIRST PLACE AND WHAT A MASS CAN DO IS IT’S NOT GOING TO BE AS MUCH PROTECTION FOR THE PERSON WHO’S WEARING THE MASK FROM THAT PERSON. BUT IF I’M ILL. AND I HAVE ON A MASK. I HAVE NOW REDUCED MY RISK OF TRANSMITTING I THE PEOPLE AROUND. A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION ON WHILE WE’RE DOING IT HERE HAVING THE TESTING HERE THE CITY REQUESTED IT TO COME HERE TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND TO WE HAVEN’T SEEN A SPIKE OR ANY OTHER REASON EXCEPT I FELT LIKE EVERY CITY SHOULD BE WILLING TO HELP. THIS IS PROBABLY. EMPLOYMENT QUESTIONS AND HOW TO REMOVE WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO DO? SO I’LL JUST HAVE TWO OR THREE ON HERE’S ONE MORE LADY LOST HER JOB PRIOR TO THE CROWBARS. ADAM HAS EVERYTHING TO DO COULD IMPORTANCE COMMISSION ARE STILL FOCUSED ON THOSE PEOPLE? AND THEN THERE’S A DANCE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO BE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING TO THE M GETTING THROUGH TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE. SO SPEAK FEEL LIKE CAN DRESS THAT LADY. YES, I’LL BE GLAD TO LET ME AND I MAKE A FEW COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, I MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO THAT I SAT DOWN WITH JACKIE TURNER LAST FRIDAY GET A 30-MINUTE INTERVIEW WITH HER ALL THESE QUESTIONS. SO I WOULD INVITE YOU FIRST OF ALL PICK UP MY FACEBOOK PAGE. WE ANSWERED THE MOST PRESSING THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS THERE. SHE TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE SELF-EMPLOYED PEOPLE WHO ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR JOB BECAUSE OF THE LAYOFFS PEOPLE CAN JUST SIMPLY USE SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE OF DECLINE OF THIS ALL THOSE QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED DURING THAT INTERVIEW. I WON’T I WILL TOUCH ON HERE AGAIN, BUT BEFORE I DO I WANT TO REMIND YOU TO GO TO THAT SAYS MORE THAN WE CAN TALK ABOUT HERE RIGHT NOW IN THE TIME THAT WE HAVE. THERE’S A 30-DAY INTERVIEW THERE ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. THERE’S ALSO OTHER UPDATES I DO EVERYTHING. TOUCH ON UNEMPLOYMENT. SO I INVITE YOU TO GO THERE. THERE’S WRITTEN VERSION. THERE’S A VIDEO VERSION YOU CAN LOOK AT BOTH OF THOSE AND GET THE TRANSFER. LET ME TELL YOU. EVERYTHING’S BASICALLY THAT SHE SAID THAT MAYBE WILL HELP YOU. MOST COMMON COMPLAINT BY YOUR EARS. WE CAN’T GET THROUGH. WE’RE CALLING HER ON HOLD FOREVER. SOMEBODY ANSWERS THEY HANG UP ON ME AND NOT GET THROUGH. THIS IS SIMPLY A RESULT OF VOLUME. BIG NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLING IS ENORMOUS. I TOUCHED ON THAT A SECOND AGO. THEY SENT A 10% INCREASE IN CLAIMS EVERY CLAIM TASTE ABOUT MINUTES TO PROCESS. THAT’S WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THEY’RE TAKING SENSITIVE INFORMATION FOR THAT REASON. YOU JUST CAN’T HAVE ANYBODY WORKING THERE. THEY ARE TRYING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ANSWERING THOSE PHONE LINES AS I SAID A MINUTE AGO. THEY NORMALLY HAVE 250 ONES. THEY’VE GONE TO 900 THEY’RE TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO WORK THERE BUT YOUR TABLES FOR MATION SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ADDRESSES BIRTHDAYS, SO YOU JUST CAN’T HIRE YOU CAN PULL PEOPLE IN ALL THE STRINGS. THEY ACTUALLY THIS FOLLOWING TAKE DOWN THE INFORMATION. SO IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF FOR THEM TO DO. CHECK ON THE INDIVIDUAL MAKE SURE THEY’RE NOT GOING TO COME IN THERE AND MISUSE OTHER OPERATION DOING WHAT THEY CAN TO TRY TO GET MORE PEOPLE ANSWERING THE PHONE. THEY’VE EXPANDED THEIR CALL HOURS FROM 7 IN THE MORNING TO 10:00 AT NIGHT. SO SOME OF THE THINGS YOU CAN DO IS JUST A MINUTE AGO AS CALL DURING NON-PEAK HOURS CALL AFTER FIVE O’CLOCK. THE NUMBER ONE WAY TO FILE YOUR CLAIM IS OVER THE INTERNET. I THINK YOUR WEBSITE I’M DOING THIS FOR ME, BUT I THINK IT IS CD19. PAT MDES DOT M S DOT GOV THAT IS CV WHICH FOR COVID 1 9 MDES DOT MS DOT-GOV THAT IS THEIR WEBSITE GO THERE YOU WILL YOU WILL FIND THE PROCESS FOR FILING YOUR FORM. THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT YOU START THERE. THAT’S THE NUMBER-ONE PLACE TO FILE YOUR CLAIM IF FOR SOME REASON YOU CAN’T GET THROUGH AT AT THAT EMAIL ADDRESS THEN THERE IS A FORUM ON THERE THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A WRITTEN FORM. THERE’S A LINK YOU JUST HIT THAT LINK. IT SHOWS YOU THE FORM YOU FILL OUT THE FORM AND THEN YOU NEED TO TAKE IT TO YOUR WIND JOB CENTER. THEY HAVE ENLISTED THE HELP OF THE WIND JOB CENTERS ARE LET ME CORRECT BUT I JUST SAID YOU DON’T TAKE IT THERE BECAUSE THEY’RE CLOSED. KEEP IN MIND. THEY HAVE SHUT DOWN THE WIND. JOBSON. BUT THERE IS AN EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER BOTH ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE AND ON THE MDES WEBSITE THAT TELLS YOU WHAT THE WINDS ARE OFF CENTER IS IN YOUR AREA. SO IF YOU LIVE AN AMORY, MISSISSIPPI, THERE’S A WIND JOBS ARE UP THERE. LOOK ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE OR LOOK ON THEIR WEBSITE. YOU WILL FIND AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU CAN SEND THAT FORM TO FILL IT OUT SCAN IT AND SEND IT TO THEM OR CALL THE PHONE NUMBER. IF YOU HAVE IF YOU WANT TO FILE A CLAIM, THOSE ARE THE TWO BEST WAYS THAT ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU FILE THE PLANE. DUDE OVER THERE FIRST SECONDLY PRINT OUT THE FORM FILL IT OUT OUT AND SEND IT IN THIRDLY. YOU HAVE NO SUCCESS THERE. THEN YOU CALL PAUL THE NUMBER AND THEN HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY WILL ANSWER THEM OR IF YOU THROUGH IT. BUT AGAIN THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP LONG WAIT TIMES. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT FOLLOWING YOUR PLANES A DAY IF YOU CAN IF YOU CAN WAIT, THAT IS THE MAIN THING. THEY’RE TRYING TO REMIND PEOPLE IS YOUR BENEFITS START FROM THE DAY YOU WERE LAID OFF SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO FILE THE CLAIM TODAY. THE FIRST ARE LIKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU’RE MISSING OUT ON SOME MONEY YOU’RE NOT THEY WILL THEY WILL RUN YOUR CLAIM FROM THE DAY YOU WERE LAID OFF. YOU’LL STILL GET THOSE THOSE FUNDS BUT CALLING THEM IS REALLY KIND OF THE LAST RESORT. TRY THE INTERNET FIRST TRY THE PRETTY FOR WITH THE IN JOB CENTER AND THIRDLY WAIT IF YOU CAN’T THEN FOURTHLY IF YOU CAN’T WAIT AND YOU KNOW SUGGEST THOSE OTHERS THEN CALL. NOW A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT I’M SELF-EMPLOYED. I’VE SEEN A DECLINE IN BUSINESS. DO I QUALIFY MY RECOLLECTION FROM FROM HER EARS? NO, THAT IS NOT AN EMPLOYMENT SITUATION. I’M AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR THAT TO MAY NOT APPLY. THERE ARE A LOT OF INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS THAT ARE EVEN ASKED ABOUT I’VE JUST DESCRIBED TO YOU IS THE MOST COMMON I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE WHO HAS AN& INDIVIDUAL SITUATION LIKE THE THE ONE THAT YOU ASKED ABOUT THE SAID. I LOST MY BEFORE THE CORONAVIRUS HERE. I DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT, BUT WE’RE WILLING TO FIND THE ANSWER FOR YOU. CALL MY OFFICE STICKS ON ONE THREE FIVE NINE THIRTY THREE HUNDRED OR EMAIL US COVID 19 QUESTIONS AT HOUSED IMF DOT-GOV MY STAFF IS WORKING HARD TO ANSWER WHAT I CALL ALL THOSE INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTS A LOT OF YOU HAVE A LOT OF SITUATIONS. WE’RE TRYING TO THINGS WILL CALLING HER. GETTING ANSWERS COLOR STAFF. WE’RE GETTING BACK IN TOUCH WITH YOU. SO NOT COVERED YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION USE THAT CONTACT INFORMATION OFFICE AND WE’LL TRY TO GET THE ANSWER. I JUST MENTIONED ABOUT SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS HOW THEY DON’T QUALIFY. I WANT TO REMIND YOU THERE IS HELP AVAILABLE UNDER THE CARES. I CARE ZACH IS THE FEDERAL STIMULUS PLAN. SO WHILE YOU MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT IN MISSISSIPPI, YOU MAY VERY WELL QUALIFIED FOR SOME OF THE BENEFITS AND OF THE CARES. WE WILL AGAIN HELP ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT US EAST YOU WITH THAT. SO JUST BECAUSE YOU MAY BE SELF-EMPLOYED AND NOT ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT DOESN’T MEAN NECESSARILY THAT YOU’RE NOT QUALIFIED FOR SOME BENEFITS OF MAY COME DOWN UNDER THE CARES DAY TOMORROW ON MY DAY OFF. I’M GOING TO DISCUSS THE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS OF THE CARE ZACK. AGAIN, I INVITE YOU TO INTO MY FACEBOOK PAGE WHERE WE’RE GOING TO POST THAT. THAT INFORMATION AND I’LL ALSO BE IN WRITTEN FORM. SO I KNOW I COVERED A LOT THERE. I HOPE THAT THAT KIND OF GAVE YOU AN UMBRELLA OF ALL THE UNEMPLOYMENT THINGS ABOUT BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTION THERE. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. MAYBE I COULD BETTER ANSWER. THIS IS WHAT CAN AND WILL BE DONE TO BUSINESS. IS IT REFUSED TO ADHERE TO THE 6-FOOT RULE? I DON’T KNOW. WHAT DOES KINGDOM OF THE CITY IN THE DELTA. WHAT I’M DOING IS MAYOR CLINTON IS WE ARE SENDING PEOPLE BY AND ASK HIM NICELY AND THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT SECOND TIME. WE ASKED TO TALK TO THEM HIM NICELY TO HERE. SO HAVE A VISIT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING. I’M NOT TALKING TO YOU. I’LL WORRY ABOUT THAT. AND FINALLY WE’RE TO CUT YOU DOWN. I’M GONNA SHUT YOU DOWN IF YOU’RE NOT GETTING YOUR HERE TO THE RULES, WE’VE ALL SET. SECONDLY THIS QUESTION HERE. THE LICENSE IS EXPIRED. THE RENEWAL FEES ARE CLOSED WHAT YOU DO ABOUT DRIVING DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE? I’M GONNA ANSWER THE QUESTION DELICATELY. I’M NOT GOING TO ADVISE YOU TO TRY OUT AN EXPIRED DRIVER’S LICENSE, BUT I THINK IF YOU DRIVER’S LICENSE EXPIRED IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS AN EXPLANATION TO THE POLICE OFFICER WOULD PROBABLY YOU KNOW BE OKAY. DRIVER’S LICENSE EXPIRED SIX MONTHS AGO. IT’S PROBABLY A WHOLE DIFFERENT ANSWER SO NOW YOU DRIVE IF YOU CHOOSE TO YOU DO GET FOR OLE MISS EXPLAIN. THIS IS BROWN RICE AND STATIONS CLOSED. THE USA LIKE ALL OVER VICKSBURG THIS MORNING TO SEE IF THEY WERE OPEN. AND THEY’RE NOT SO I UNDERSTAND THAT INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTORS. WE DID A ONE OF THESE LAST WEEK ON THE SBA PPT PROGRAM IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBPAGE AND LOOK AT THAT LOOK AT THAT SOMEBODY SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, GETTING PAID OR PAYMENTS ARE OPTIONS THAT ARE OPEN THAT THAT ARE OFFERED TO YOU. ONE LAST QUESTION WAS ASKED AGAIN ABOUT OH FINE FOR THE TESTING YOU HAVE TO GO ONLINE. CEASE FIRE SITE WILL HAVE THAT ON OUR WEB PAGE. THEN YOU MUST FILL OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND THEY WILL PULL YOU BACK WITH SOME APPOINTMENT. BUT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE SYMPTOMS. THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BRING YOU IN FOR AN APPOINTMENT. ALL OF THEM EMAILS AND PHONE NUMBERS THAT WE’VE DISCUSSED UP HERE PARCHMENT GLIDING DOWN AND WE WILL POST THOSE NEXT TO THIS. FILM CLIP WE PUT ON OUR WEB PAGE SO THAT YOU CAN GO THERE AND IF YOU FOR EXAMPLE HAVE A SPECIFIC A TISSUE FOR THE SPEAKER AND YOU HAVE THAT EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU CAN GO TO AND REACH HIM OR STAFF FOR THAT. ANY MORE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME HERE? SO THOSE OF YOU WHO DO QUALIFY TOMORROW, NOT TOMORROW WEDNESDAY. I’M SORRY WHEN YOU QUALIFY WEDNESDAY WE ADDRESS IS GOING TO BE 200 SOCCER WROTE STRESS FREE POUR FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE IN CLINTON. IT’S ONLY SOCCER SIDE BACK DOWN. THE MAIN OFFICES ARE 200 SOCCER. OH, BUT FIRST GO TO THE WEBPAGE. IF OUR WEB PAGE AND FILL OUT THE FORM AND THEN THEY WILL CALL YOU FOR AN APPOINTMENT IF YOU SHOW UP WITH NO SYMPTOMS ARE GOING TO TURN YOU AROUND. CORETTA AND POLICE WILL BE OUT FOR SIX OFFICERS OUT THERE TO HELP DIRECT THE LINE AND TRAFFIC IN THAT SORT OF THING AND ANY OTHER ANY OTHER ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT COME UP WHILE THEY’RE OUT THERE WILL BE WILLING GLAD TO ADDRESS FOR THEM, TOO. MR. SPEAKER, I THANK THE PERSON WHO HAD THE EXPIRED LICENSE, I BELIEVE THAT IT’S POSSIBLE IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES TO RENEW ONLINE SO YOU ABOUT THAT MR. SPEAKER. YES, THERE ARE SOME CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE YOU CAN RENEW ONLINE ALSO POINTED THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER BASICALLY SAID YOU HAVEN’T GOT MY FIRST DAY IF YOU HAVE AN EXPIRED LICENSE, THEY HAVE SUSPENDED ANY PUNISHMENT FOR THAT UNTIL MAY THE FIRST SO THAT’S PART OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER AND JUST TO FOLLOW HOME WITH THE MAYOR SAID WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? HOW DO I KNOW IF I CAN BE TESTED IN RIGHT? THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS SAID YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST A 100 POINT FOR NUMBER 104 BUT PROPONENT FOR TEMPERATURE AND AND CHAD PAINE CALL SOME SORT OF RESPIRATORY PROBLEM. SO KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU DON’T HAVE AT LEAST A 100 POINT FOR TEMPERATURE YET. AND YOU KNOW, I HAVE CHEST PAIN OR CALL FOR RESPIRATORY ISSUE. THERE ARE LIKELY TO SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE NOT YOU’RE NOT YET YOU KNOW, COME BACK. LATER, SO JUST KEEP IN MIND. THOSE ARE THE TWO THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS FOR BEING TESTED. THAT’S ALL I HAVE MY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL TUNING INTO THIS TIME. WE’RE GONNA POST THIS LEE COME BAC AND WATCH IT LATER IF YOU WANT IF YOU THINK THIS FEELING I USED TO WI

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City tested positive for the new coronavirus and is believed to have been infected by a zoo employee.The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Sunday that the 4-year-old Malayan tiger and six other tigers and lions have fallen ill. Zoo officials said the test was different from the one used for people and was carried out by a veterinary school laboratory.“The good news is, the animals are being treated and are expected to recover in full,” said Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson. “The uncertainty, and what we’re still trying to explore is, is this disease transmittable to livestock, other animals – your pets, for example. And the answer is: we really don’t have an answer at this time.”Gipson said the state is working with partners at the USDA and veterinary experts to find answers.“I would say to people, until we get a better handle on this, you might want to make that social distancing with your pets, as well. Continue to feed them, care for them, but don’t get up in their face if you can help it. Obviously, there are a lot of unknowns,” Gipson said.State epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers said until more is known about the spread of the virus, it’s wise to stay keep your distance.“It’s important that if you are infected, if you are sick, don’t be the primary caregiver for that pet,” Byers said. “Keep some distance. We don’t know that our pets at home can transmit it back to us, or to other people, but we know that they may become infected. We want to avoid that if we can.”There is no evidence that animals can transmit COVID-19 to people, according to the CDC. The big cat cases at the zoo indicate it's more likely that people can expose animals to the virus, according to experts.Gipson and Byers spoke during a news conference Monday announcing details of a mobile COVID-19 testing site scheduled to take place Wednesday in Clinton.More on coronavirus in MississippiMap shows coronavirus cases in Mississippi by countyWhere you can get tested for COVID-19 in Mississippi

CLINTON, Miss. —

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City tested positive for the new coronavirus and is believed to have been infected by a zoo employee.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Sunday that the 4-year-old Malayan tiger and six other tigers and lions have fallen ill. Zoo officials said the test was different from the one used for people and was carried out by a veterinary school laboratory.

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“The good news is, the animals are being treated and are expected to recover in full,” said Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson. “The uncertainty, and what we’re still trying to explore is, is this disease transmittable to livestock, other animals – your pets, for example. And the answer is: we really don’t have an answer at this time.”

Gipson said the state is working with partners at the USDA and veterinary experts to find answers.

“I would say to people, until we get a better handle on this, you might want to make that social distancing with your pets, as well. Continue to feed them, care for them, but don’t get up in their face if you can help it. Obviously, there are a lot of unknowns,” Gipson said.

State epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers said until more is known about the spread of the virus, it’s wise to stay keep your distance.

“It’s important that if you are infected, if you are sick, don’t be the primary caregiver for that pet,” Byers said. “Keep some distance. We don’t know that our pets at home can transmit it back to us, or to other people, but we know that they may become infected. We want to avoid that if we can.”

There is no evidence that animals can transmit COVID-19 to people, according to the CDC. The big cat cases at the zoo indicate it's more likely that people can expose animals to the virus, according to experts.

Gipson and Byers spoke during a news conference Monday announcing details of a mobile COVID-19 testing site scheduled to take place Wednesday in Clinton.